John B. Frizzell (born in
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between To ...
) is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer.
After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series ''A Different Understanding'' for
TVOntario
TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario ...
, Frizzell joined partners
Niv Fichman
Niv Fichman ( he, ניב פיכמן; born 1958) is an Israeli-Canadian film producer, actor and director.
Some of the films he has produced include '' Passchendaele'', ''Blindness'', ''Silk'', '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', '' The Red Viol ...
, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production company
Rhombus Media
Rhombus Media is a film and television production company formed in 1978 at the York University Film Department by Barbara Willis Sweete and Niv Fichman, and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Larry Weinstein joined soon after. Rhombus Media ...
. He left Rhombus in the mid-eighties to pursue a career in writing.
His credits include the television series ''
Airwaves'', ''
The Rez
''The Rez'' is a Canadian drama television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1996 to 1998. Bruce McDonald and Norman Jewison were executive producers of the series, which chronicled life in an Ojibway community. The series is based o ...
'', ''
Twitch City
''Twitch City'' is a Canadian sitcom produced by CBC Television,"Twitch City a weird look at television addiction; Former King of Kensington gets whacked tonight". '' Edmonton Journal'', January 19, 1988. which aired as two short runs in 1998 an ...
'', ''
Angela Anaconda
''Angela Anaconda'' is an animated children's television series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. The show ran for three seasons, from 1999 to 2001, for a total of 65 episodes.
Premise
The show focuses on the adventures of an eight-year- ...
'' and ''
Material World'' and the films ''
A Winter Tan
''A Winter Tan'' is a 1987 Canadian drama film. Based on the book ''Give Sorrow Words'' by Maryse Holder, the film stars Jackie Burroughs as Holder.
The screenplay was written by Burroughs and John Frizzell, and the film was directed and produce ...
'', ''
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump'', ''
Life with Billy
''Life with Billy'' is a 1994 Canadian television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Brian Vallée. The film was nominated for five Gemini Awards, and won three.
The film begins with Jane Hurshman (Beatty) shooting her commo ...
'', ''
Dance Me Outside'', ''
On My Own'' and ''Lapse of Memory''. He was co-winner of a
Writers Guild of Canada
The Writers Guild of Canada is an organization representing more than 2,500 professional writers working in film, television, radio, and digital media production in Canada. Members of the Guild write dramatic TV series, feature films, Movies o ...
Award for
Lucky Girl.
Variety
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Filmography
External links
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References
Canadian male screenwriters
Canadian film producers
Writers from Kingston, Ontario
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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